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Autor: Didier Kryn
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Temat: Re: [DNG] Bad UEFI: was Systemd at work: rm -rf EFI
Le 03/02/2016 22:29, Peter Vachuska a écrit :
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> 03.02.2016, 14:56, "Steve Litt" <slitt@???>:
>> Let's talk about a minimal standard of safety as opposed to relying on
>> "knowing what you're doing."
>>
> A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
>
> I wouldn't have hesitated using 'rm -rf /' if I was going to remove all of the files from my current installation and reinstall anew.
> And I still don't understand why one would want a switch that bricks your computer?
>
>


     AFAIU (and I'd sincerely like to read a confimation or rebutal), 
Grub updates need to write to this pseudo filesystem; hence the idea to 
turn the switch on during this upgrade and let it off the rest of the 
time. Otherwise I wouldn't see the purpose of even mounting the thing at 
all.


     Didier